Fatal Flaw on Slurry Tanker

Posted on: 15/04/2012

Slurry tanker manufacturers have agreed to change their design after a farmer was crushed to death trying to change a tanker wheel last year.
David Mayne, from Windy Ridge in Banbridge, died almost instantly when a 10-ton tanker collapsed on him as he was changing one of its wheels on a Katesbridge farm last year

At an inquest two months ago, a jury found that the absence of identifiable jack points on slurry tankers � thought to be used by up to a quarter of Northern Ireland�s farmers � led to the 32-year-old�s death.

It has since emerged that 12 manufacturers which make Northern Ireland�s slurry tankers have decided to change the design process.

All tankers will now be fitted with jacking points, following a meeting with the Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) on March 29

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